Jean Lhéritier

Born

c. 1480

Died

c. 1551

Birthplace

diocese of Thérouanne, in the Pas-de-Calais, France

Jean L'Héritier (Lhéritier, Lirithier, Heritier and other spellings also exist) was a French composer of the Renaissance. He was mainly famous as a composer of motets, and is representative of the generation of composers active in the early to middle 16th century who anticipated the style of Palestrina.